Wilson Tanner Smith

New album coming soon! 🏭 *Edit: OUT NOW! I'm thrilled to announce that my new solo album, Perpetual Guest, will be released 16 January 2026 with @sawyer_editions It's made up of a few favorite selections of harmonium & cello music recorded onsite at the Kreenholm Factory during my residency at @narvaartresidency in August 2023. The first single "Palace of Culture" is out now -- go give it a listen, pre-order the album, and tell your friends all about it. Link in my bio. . Cover image by @risujunki . #harmonium #newmusicalert #cello #ambient #dohashtagsevenwork

SOMETHING ELSE v14 🌴🌴🌴 Coming 28 May, 19:00 at @musta_kissa_bar -- Active presences in Finland's jazz, contemporary, and experimental music worlds Josefiina Vannesluoma (voice, flute) and Jukka Kääriäinen (electric guitar) join cellist/multi-instrumentalist Wilson Tanner Smith for 2 sets of improvised music to kick of the 2nd year of Something Else at Musta Kissa. Suggested donation €10-25 (mobilepay or cash) 2 sets, 7pm // About the performers: JOSEFIINA VANNESLUOMA @josefiinavannesluoma is a jazz vocalist, flutist and improviser based in Helsinki, Finland. Her vocal agility and unique multi-genre compositions with her ensembles Mortal Lease and Signe have enchanted publics and reviews around Northern Europe. She draws inspiration from idling in parks and cafés, savoring the sounds of nature and different languages. / JUKKA KÄÄRIÄINEN @jukka_kaarijainen is a musician focused on experimental music, working with prepared acoustic guitar or electric guitar and effects. He has performed widely across Europe and at international festivals in the UK, Spain, and France. / WILSON TANNER SMITH is a cellist, composer, improviser, and theatre artist currently based in Helsinki. His musical sensibility is informed by free improvisation/free jazz, ambient, DIY and found sounds, and by many cross-cultural/-genre collaborations in his former hometown, Chicago, and more recently across northern/western Europe. Poster based on graphics by Boots Malanga / Joel Garcia /boots_malanga/ / Photo credits: Josefiina Vannesluoma by Karoliina Odda Jukka Kaariainen by Jori Larres Wilson Tanner Smith by Cristophe Charpenel

This month’s full house of live music in Musta Kissa! @almasolina @juliapiedade @hanhani_music @smithouac @tmustone

Something else vol. 13 | Skylar/Toikannen/Smith 23/04/2026

(English below) Förra året gjorde vi, tillsammans med Konstmusiksystrar (SE) och NyMusikk (NO), en utlysning för nordiska och baltiska konstnärer verksamma inom ljud och musik, inom ramen för projektet “every Where and any place”. I juni kommer de utvalda konstnärerna — Alsa Ojala (FI), Wilson Tanner Smith (FI/US) och Hildur Elísa Jónsdóttir (NL/IS) — till oss för ett tio dagar långt residens. De medverkar även i vårt publika program inom den lokala konstrundan Kulturglimtar den 27 juni. Under våren publicerar vi presentationer av de medverkande konstnärerna, liksom mer information om programmet och vår medverkan i Kulturglimtar, som äger rum 27–28 juni. Initiativet till “every Where and any place” kommer från NyMusikk och Konstmusiksystrar och genomförs i samarbete med Ställbergs gruva. Projektet speglar ett gemensamt engagemang för samtida nordisk musik. Mer information finns på vår hemsida (länk i bio). Projektet stöds av Nordisk Kulturfond - @nordiskkulturfond / Last year, together with Konstmusiksystrar (SE) and NyMusikk (NO), we issued an open call for Nordic and Baltic artists working with sound and music, as part of the project “every Where and any place.” In June, the selected artists — Alsa Ojala (FI), Wilson Tanner Smith (FI/US), and Hildur Elísa Jónsdóttir (NL/IS) — will join us for a ten-day residency, living and working on site. They will also take part in our public programme as part of the local art trail Kulturglimtar on 27 June. Throughout the spring, we will share presentations of the participating artists, along with further details about the programme and our involvement in Kulturglimtar, which takes place 27–28 June. The initiative “every Where and any place” is led by NyMusikk (Norway) and Konstmusiksystrar (Sweden), in collaboration with Ställbergs gruva. The project reflects a shared commitment to contemporary Nordic music. More information is available on our website (link in bio). The project is supported by the Nordic Culture Fund - @nordiskkulturfond

Another throwback to the Perpetual Guest release set at Usnea 3 at Toinen Kerros @aanenlumo at the end of February. Looking forward to new explorations with this instrument this summer + fall 🌠 Documentation @syntaxjuggalo -- Full video is up now on YouTube! Take a listen and buy a copy on Bandcamp from @sawyer_editions // EU CD purchases via @soundohm ! Or get CD from me at any of my gigs :)

Eventually they will have to take away my graphic design license. Looking forward to playing at El Fant for the first time later this month, && ESPECIALLY with this dream lineup. Flutes, percussion, cello, and lots of energy and curiosity with Hadi Hrekes @hadi.hrekes , Livia Schweizer @liviaschweizzy , and me -- don't miss ! 25.04.26, 20:00 €10-€20 suggested donation (image: solar system quilt by Ellen Harding Baker)

Something Else is turning 1 year old -- join us for an expansive night of improvised music and performance featuring Finnish and international including Lumi Mannermaa (cello, electronics), Viktor Toikkanen (electronics), Wilson Tanner Smith (cello) and performance artist Katia Skylar. Limited quantities of birthday cake and party hats may be on offer... 23.04.2026 7pm Suggested donation €10-25 (mobilepay or cash) // About: KATIA SKYLAR is a Helsinki-based performance maker, butoh dancer, and actor working internationally. Her work moves across stage, screen, and immersive formats, blending physicality, voice, and multilingual performance. She is especially drawn to structured improvisation and collaborative encounters across disciplines. / @katiaskylar LUMI MANNERMAA is a sound artist based in Helsinki who works between the realms of failure and success, using absurdity as a medium for communication. In her practice she uses augmented toy instruments, free improvisation, experimental instrument building, pataphysical conceptuality and modern day nuisances, such as social media content streams, covering subjects such as mistake, the subconscious, and the ugly and humorous, to name a few. /lumi-mannermaa Instagram: @lu__ae VIKTOR TOIKKANEN is a composer, sound engineer and multimedia artist from Helsinki, Finland. Navigating between electronic music, multimedia, contemporary classical, free improvisation, and performance art, Toikkanen refuses to adhere to a single style, constantly seeking new ways of self-expression. https://linktr.ee/viktortoikkanen / @syntaxjuggalo WILSON TANNER SMITH is a cellist, composer, improviser, and theatre artist currently based in Helsinki. His musical sensibility is informed by free improvisation/free jazz, ambient, DIY and found sounds, and by many cross-cultural/-genre collaborations in his former hometown, Chicago, and more recently across northern/western Europe. Poster features graphics by @boots_malanga Malanga / Joel Garcia

If the Law of Averages lies in the usual and predictable, the Law of Exceptions is what happens when three musicians from broad musical/cultural backgrounds get together for an evening of improvised music in Helsinki. A first-time trio meeting of Appeal (NP, sarod/voice), Hadi Hrekes (SYR, percussion), and Wilson Tanner Smith (FI/US, cello/flutes) is sure to cross all kinds of exceptional musical territories over the course of two sets at Kallio's Musta Kissa. Improvised music in exceptional times-- 14.4.26 - 19:00 €10 suggested donation BIOs: Appeal is a vocalist, sarodiya, and multi-instrumentalist rooted in Nepali folk, rāga traditions, and pedagogical practices. Drawing on extended techniques; he weaves improvisation, songwriting, and non-dual philosophy into a fluid musical expression. /appeal.music Hadi Hrekes is a skilled percussionist and a student at the Sibelius Academy’s Global Music Department in Helsinki, Finland. With a solid foundation in darbuka and ethno-oriental percussion, he has gained recognition for his rhythmic talent, solo improvisations, and collaborative nature. Hadi’s musical journey includes various records and collaborations, as well as participation in numerous festivals and ensembles in Syria, Lebanon, the Arab region, the Balkans, and Finland. He has lent his talents to renowned Syrian drama series and has composed cinematic rhythms. Hadi continually explores creative projects that celebrate unity and diverse soundscapes in the global music scene. /hadi.hrekes Wilson Tanner Smith is a cellist, composer, improviser, and theatre artist currently based in Helsinki. His musical sensibility is informed by free improvisation, free jazz, ambient, DIY and found sounds, and by many cross-cultural/-genre collaborations in his former hometown, Chicago, and more recently across northern/western Europe. . Image: Orra White Hitchcock's "Sectional View of the Crust of the Earth"

Something Else vol. 12 Ft Luciana Garcia, Manu Rosales and Wilson Tanner Smith @musta_kissa_bar @smithouac @lucianagarciamusic @manurosalesmusico

Sharing some short clips over the next few days from the Perpetual Guest album release set back on 28 Feb at Toinen Kerros - on Usnea 3 at Toinen Kerros, organized by @syntaxjuggalo 💫 Here some supersonic tiny reed sounds and other secret quirks this harmonium holds -- . Full video is up now on YouTube! Take a listen and buy a copy on Bandcamp from @sawyer_editions Or get CD from me at any of my gigs :)

More snips from January's Something Else vol. 10 with @varissiiri at @musta_kissa_bar 📽️ Johannes Koskela . Something Else is improvised music and more on the 4th Thursday of the month at Kallio's friendliest bar, Musta Kissa . Next up is @lucianagarciamusic and @manurosalesmusico , 26 March ! . . #helsinki #livemusic #improvisation